(19)
(11) EP 1 293 417 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.09.2003 Bulletin 2003/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/12

(21) Application number: 02018643.3

(22) Date of filing: 20.08.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B62D 25/16, B60R 21/34
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 18.09.2001 JP 2001282872

(71) Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Nakata, Yasumasa
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(74) Representative: Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing. 
Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner GbR, TBK-Patent, Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Fender structure of vehicle


(57) A fender structure of a motor vehicle. A fender (14) includes a vertical wall portion (14B), a mounting portion (14C) adapted to be mounted on an apron upper member (24) of the vehicle, and an inclined portion (14D) formed between the vertical wall and the mounting portion, the inclined portion extending downward and inward as viewed in a width direction of the vehicle. The fender structure also includes first ribs (30) formed on a lower surface of the inclined portion of the fender such that the first ribs face the apron upper member, fragile portions (32) formed at a boundary between the vertical wall portion and the inclined portion, and second ribs (36) formed on a portion of the vertical wall portion of the fender which is located above the apron upper member so as to extend in the vertical direction of the vehicle.






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